# Sookie Sookie guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Sookie Sookie by Grant Green (1970). From the album Alive!. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A jazz classic from the 1970s.

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Grant Green, 1970, from *Alive!*. Solo by *Grant Green*.

A raw live soul-jazz groove from the Cliché Lounge in Newark where Green hammers repeated licks into a trance-like frenzy. It became a sampling favorite and a template for acid jazz.

Sookie Sookie by Grant Green is #6 in our ranking of the best Grant Green guitar solos. The solo is played by Grant Green and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Grant Green Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/grant-green-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Sookie Sookie?

Grant Green played the solo on Grant Green's Sookie Sookie (1970).

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